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1. About building a new Radio Station, and updating, expanding or modernizing an existing one: How much does it Cost to start a radio or and a TV station?

There are three factors to be considered:

The type of TV or radio or type of programs that should broadcast
The future a client has in mind for the radio
The client’s budget available

2. There are different types of studios: Local, Community, Regional or National; Commercial, Non-commercial, Educational or Religious. Only with these considerations in mind can we choose the most suitable material to buy. What kind of Equipment is used in a Broadcast Radio Station?

The Comparison between Broadcast Equipment and PA live/Studio Musician Equipment.
People often wonder whether a piece of equipment is of broadcast quality.
It is implicitly understood that broadcast equipment, unlike consumer equipment, is a type of product specifically developed for Broadcast purposes, and is therefore of superior quality. The difference is easy to understand: consumer or professional products are used only a few hours a day.

3. Some synonyms for Broadcast Equipment are:

FM Transmission Equipment, Broadcast equipment for FM Radio Station, Broadcast Products, FM Broadcast Equipment, FM Radio Equipment, FM Radio Station Equipment, Radio Broadcasting FM, Radio Station Transmitter.

4. If we compare these with the use of FM Broadcast transmitters, we can easily understand why the quality of broadcast equipment must be absolutely superior to that of consumer or professional products: it is intended to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for many years. What Broadcast Equipment do I need?

Radio Station Equipment generally consists of two varieties:

Radio Studio Equipment
Transmission Equipment
Radio Studio Equipment generally consists of four varieties:
Speaker Equipment
Guest Equipment
Production off-air equipment
Racks room equipment
Live callers Equipment by Phone or GSM

5. Transmission Equipment generally consists of:

FM Broadcast Transmitter Equipment
FM Broadcast Antennas
Cables, connectors and accessories
STL Links
Generators
Air Conditioner

6. What is the price of a radio station would be?

There is no easy answer to that question because there are many brands, models choices and combinations to be made. Instead ask yourself , What do I want to do and what is my approximate budget?
Contact us if you have any doubt and we can send you a handy configuration sheet which gives us (and you) more insight in your plans. With this information we should be able to send you a tailor made offer specially for YOUR radio plans.

If you don’t have any idea what you want we have setup some example configurations which we have sold in the past to African stations. This gives you an idea of the costs and possibilities.

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